Leath Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Leath Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill South |
| Leath Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was dedicated to the city as Leath Alley in 1911 by Morris Kaufmann and Barney Dreyfuss.[1] It became Leath Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[2]
The name is often misspelled as Leith, with an I.
References
- ↑ "An ordinance accepting the dedication of certain property for public use for highway purposes to be known as Leath alley, from Hobart street to Covode street, in the Fourteenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, and appropriating and opening the same for public use for highway purposes." Pittsburgh city ordinance, June–Dec. 1911, no. 138. Passed July 25, 1911; approved Aug. 3, 1911. Ordinance Book 23, p. 269. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh from Beginning of Appointed Term June 10, 1911 to End of Appointed Term December 31, 1911, appendix, p. 48, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1911 (Google Books ClQxAQAAMAAJ, D7pEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598740, uiug.30112108223865; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1911part2; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ff5444dc-4556-44c9-9e62-869d7fae5da8/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_f855d6e5-0a88-4b5a-802c-1dbf6d859a3c/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Aug. 5, 1911, [p. 7] (Newspapers.com 87355686), Aug. 7, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 87355726), and Aug. 8, p. 5 (Newspapers.com 87355732). [view source] ordinance-1911-june-dec-138
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name 'alley' on every thoroughfare in the City of Pittsburgh to 'way.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1914, no. 402. Passed Nov. 10, 1914; approved Nov. 16, 1914. Ordinance Book 26, p. 360. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1914, appendix, p. 226, McClung Printing Co., Pittsburgh (HathiTrust uiug.30112108223899; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1914; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a82f1363-0512-40c8-b4e5-f02b090b761d/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_bf8a4f10-7526-4a96-8943-6a220d361293/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 23, 1914, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 86505785), and Nov. 24, p. 12 (Newspapers.com 86505809). [view source] ordinance-1914-402
